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China Energy Use to Soar, Driving Demand for Coal, Oil & Clean Energy Alike
China's demand for energy will soar 75% by 2035, according to the latest world energy forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA), released Tuesday. The growing economic aspirations of 1.3 billion Chinese, who today use just one-third the...
United States, Australia Partner to Make Solar Energy Cheap
By Jesse Jenkins, originally at the Breakthrough InstituteThe United States and Australia have inked a new partnership to pursue joint solar energy research designed to make solar energy cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels.The Sydney Morning...
Should We Borrow from the Future to Pay for Clean Energy Innovation Today?
Originally posted at the Breakthrough InstituteHere's an interesting argument from our friends across the pond at the UK-focused Political Climate blog, making the case that despite rising deficit concerns and austerity measures in the UK and...
As DOE Wraps Up Recovery Act Energy Investments, Does Clean Tech Funding Cliff Loom?
Today marks a milestone for the US Department of Energy and the United States: the official end of the largest investment in the nation's clean energy technology and industries in American history. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment...
Does November GOP Win Spell the End for Clean Energy Progress? Maybe Not
By Jesse Jenkins, originally at the Breakthrough InstituteAccording to most electoral prognosticators, Republicans are poised to win major victories in the upcoming November midterm elections, with control of both the House and Senate within their...
Republican Candidates Wield Cap and Trade as Political Weapon
If you live in states like Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia or Kentucky, you may have already seen them: new political hatchet ads attacking Democrats and even some moderate Republicans for support of Congressional cap and trade bills....
WattHead's Fifth Birthday!
Time sure flies! I nearly forgot to note the passage of WattHead.org's fifth birthday as a blog! Inaugurated August 11, 2005, WattHead now enters its sixth year featuring energy news, original analysis, and opinionated commentary on the critical...
Gates: Invest in Innovation to Make Clean Energy Cheap
In a new interview with Technology Review, Bill Gates nails the global energy and climate challenge and discusses the need for dramatic increases in energy R&D funding to make clean energy cheap. Bill Gates has been speaking out publicly over...
White House Report: Stimulus Driving Clean Energy Innovation, Manufacturing, Markets – But What Comes Next?
With global competition mounting and Recovery Act momentum poised to fade, can the Obama Administration secure a lasting clean energy legacy?The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has funded breakthrough innovation and new growth industries that...
Leading the Clean Energy Charge: An Interview with Vice Admiral Lee Gunn
Aggressive new efforts are underway to end the U.S. military’s reliance on oil by catalyzing clean energy technology innovation and adoption. That is exactly the right approach to enhance the strategic and tactical capabilities of the armed forces...
Can the Military Lead the Clean Energy Charge?
Aggressive new efforts are underway to end the U.S. military’s reliance on oil by catalyzing clean energy technology innovation and adoption. That is exactly the right approach to enhance the strategic and tactical capabilities of the armed forces...
Does New Republican Bill Signal Bipartisan Support for Clean Energy Investment?
New legislation introduced by Republican Representative Devin Nunes (CA) and backed by several GOP House members would invest billions into renewable energy deployment, signaling an opportunity for bipartisan support for clean energy technology...
